"Housing provides the base from which people live their lives, connecting them to work, education, services and their communities. The affordability of housing, alongside the stability, quality and size of homes, is crucial in itself, but also, if unaffordable, can drag occupants into poverty... At worst, households facing unaffordable housing costs can experience destitution, homelessness or rough sleeping." — JRF poverty report 2023.

This is the Housing spotlight page for West Auckland.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of West Auckland.

Housing tenure mix

Long-term housing tenure data is only currently available at Local Authority level.

Shorter-term housing tenure data is only currently available at Local Authority level.

Local Housing Allowance shortfall

What's on this chart?

LHA used to be benchmarked to the the 30th percentile of rental prices but has been frozen in cash terms since April 2020. As a result LHA now lags the rental prices in some areas.

LHA shortfall data is currently only available at Local Authority Level.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in West Auckland.

Dataset

House Prices
West Auckland
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kWest Auckland 1995-12-01: 48500West Auckland 1996-03-01: 50000West Auckland 1996-06-01: 50000West Auckland 1996-09-01: 50000West Auckland 1996-12-01: 49750West Auckland 1997-03-01: 48250West Auckland 1997-06-01: 45500West Auckland 1997-09-01: 45500West Auckland 1997-12-01: 46000West Auckland 1998-03-01: 49500West Auckland 1998-06-01: 52000West Auckland 1998-09-01: 53000West Auckland 1998-12-01: 52500West Auckland 1999-03-01: 52000West Auckland 1999-06-01: 54000West Auckland 1999-09-01: 55000West Auckland 1999-12-01: 59995West Auckland 2000-03-01: 67000West Auckland 2000-06-01: 64000West Auckland 2000-09-01: 59000West Auckland 2000-12-01: 55500West Auckland 2001-03-01: 54225West Auckland 2001-06-01: 54197West Auckland 2001-09-01: 55000West Auckland 2001-12-01: 56000West Auckland 2002-03-01: 55000West Auckland 2002-06-01: 57350West Auckland 2002-09-01: 57350West Auckland 2002-12-01: 59950West Auckland 2003-03-01: 62950West Auckland 2003-06-01: 62750West Auckland 2003-09-01: 64950West Auckland 2003-12-01: 71700West Auckland 2004-03-01: 75000West Auckland 2004-06-01: 83750West Auckland 2004-09-01: 85000West Auckland 2004-12-01: 89995West Auckland 2005-03-01: 94497.5West Auckland 2005-06-01: 99997.5West Auckland 2005-09-01: 99997.5West Auckland 2005-12-01: 107995West Auckland 2006-03-01: 107995West Auckland 2006-06-01: 107995West Auckland 2006-09-01: 116000West Auckland 2006-12-01: 110000West Auckland 2007-03-01: 112995West Auckland 2007-06-01: 116500West Auckland 2007-09-01: 115000West Auckland 2007-12-01: 114853.5West Auckland 2008-03-01: 114707West Auckland 2008-06-01: 114995West Auckland 2008-09-01: 114995West Auckland 2008-12-01: 119000West Auckland 2009-03-01: 119000West Auckland 2009-06-01: 104995West Auckland 2009-09-01: 104000West Auckland 2009-12-01: 95000West Auckland 2010-03-01: 97000West Auckland 2010-06-01: 99995West Auckland 2010-09-01: 100000West Auckland 2010-12-01: 102750West Auckland 2011-03-01: 105000West Auckland 2011-06-01: 105250West Auckland 2011-09-01: 98750West Auckland 2011-12-01: 102500West Auckland 2012-03-01: 95000West Auckland 2012-06-01: 94995West Auckland 2012-09-01: 107500West Auckland 2012-12-01: 101000West Auckland 2013-03-01: 105000West Auckland 2013-06-01: 106500West Auckland 2013-09-01: 103000West Auckland 2013-12-01: 99950West Auckland 2014-03-01: 95000West Auckland 2014-06-01: 95000West Auckland 2014-09-01: 100000West Auckland 2014-12-01: 100000West Auckland 2015-03-01: 108000West Auckland 2015-06-01: 107750West Auckland 2015-09-01: 101500West Auckland 2015-12-01: 103250West Auckland 2016-03-01: 104000West Auckland 2016-06-01: 106000West Auckland 2016-09-01: 112500West Auckland 2016-12-01: 115500West Auckland 2017-03-01: 120000West Auckland 2017-06-01: 118250West Auckland 2017-09-01: 105000West Auckland 2017-12-01: 105000West Auckland 2018-03-01: 105000West Auckland 2018-06-01: 105250West Auckland 2018-09-01: 111750West Auckland 2018-12-01: 113375West Auckland 2019-03-01: 110875West Auckland 2019-06-01: 111875West Auckland 2019-09-01: 118500West Auckland 2019-12-01: 115000West Auckland 2020-03-01: 120000West Auckland 2020-06-01: 123000West Auckland 2020-09-01: 120000West Auckland 2020-12-01: 125000West Auckland 2021-03-01: 126750West Auckland 2021-06-01: 127000West Auckland 2021-09-01: 127000West Auckland 2021-12-01: 122500West Auckland 2022-03-01: 125250West Auckland 2022-06-01: 126500West Auckland 2022-09-01: 125000West Auckland 2022-12-01: 122000West Auckland 2023-03-01: 117750

Current median rental prices by type of property

What's on this chart?

This chart shows current median rental prices by type of property in West Auckland.

Dataset

No data available at this level.

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in West Auckland, both before and after housing costs. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

No data available at this level.

Poverty rates by tenure type (AHC)

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in West Auckland. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

Things to add: Current and historic tenure mix - drawing on census data - Social housing sales - RTB - completions of new homes relative to existing stock

No data available at this level.

Lower quartile rent to lower quartile earnings ratio

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the ratio of lower quartile rent for a 2 bedroom property to lower quartile earnings across different areas in West Auckland. A higher value means the average person spends a larger proportion of their earnings on rent.

Dataset

Demographic breakdown

People living in households below average income by age category

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the the poverty rates by by age category in West Auckland. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by age category

No data available at this level.

Council tax support

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the number of people claiming council tax support in West Auckland.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.